I wove my first basket at age 11 at 4-H camp.  A quarter century later I wove the second, and have been at it ever since.  What began as a hobby is now an abiding interest. The main body of work reflects my interest in the functional shapes of the southern Appalachian region, woven in reed, but in recent years I've become interested in indigenous materials and different styles.  I've been fortunate to be able to study with Cherokee basket makers, South Carolina seagrass weavers, and others.  In the spring I collect pine bark for baskets; in the autumn I'm busy collecting sedge and cattails for weaving materials, or picking up walnuts with which to make dye.

I've enjoyed a long and happy association with the John C. Campbell Folk School both as a student and as a teacher.  It is a wonderful place and I can't say enough good things about it.

I also enjoy chair caning.  I do all types, including hand-twisted natural rush, which is almost non-existant in this country.  I learned to do the rush work at Country Workshops.

I sell baskets though craft shows, from my studio, and at the Georgia Heritage Center for the Arts gallery, in Tallulah Falls, GA.